Nose disguise



A. H. VEERMAN NOSE DISGUISE Feb. 12, 1952 Filed April 16, 1949 INVENTOR.

Arthur H.Veermun Patented Feb. 12, 1952 NOSE DISGUISE Arthur H. Veerman,J oliet, Ill. Application April 16, 1949, Serial No. 88,025

3 Claims.

My invention relates to removably attachable nose disguise means.

A prime object of my invention is to provide a nose disguise that isremovably attachable to a persons nose for use in connection with gamessuch as penalty games, or fortheatrical use and the like.

A further important object of my invention is to provide a removablyattachable nose disguise made of resilient material that is attachableto various sizes or shapes of noses of the human physiognomy.

A still further object of my invention is to provide a removablyattachable nose disguise having suitable clamping means in connectiontherewith for attaching the nose disguise over the bridge of the wearersnose, to be frictionally held thereon.

A further object of my invention is to provide a removably attachablenose disguise that may be made in any size or shape from classic stylesto grotesque and that is of such simple design as to lend itself toeconomical manufacture in quantities.

Other objects and advantages embraced in my invention will be disclosedin the following description and the accompanying illustrations, whereinlike parts are designated by like numerals, and in which:

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of my invention.

Fig. 2 is a perspective view of my invention shown being worn and withparts broken away to illustrate the clamping means in associationtherewith.

Fig. 3 is an end perspective view of m invention with parts broken away,showing the clamping means and showing, in dotted lines, the open andclosed positions of the nostril portions thereof.

Fig. 4 is an enlarged perspective detail of the clamping means used inconnection with my invention.

Referring to the illustrations, my invention is generally designated 5,and consists of a nose disguise body 6 preferably formed of a resilientmaterial such as soft rubber and having a nose fitting cavity 1 formedto the general shape of a persons nose. The said cavity is normally in apartially collapsed state to insure frictional engagement thereof with awearers nose. It should be noted also that the nose disguise is open atits bottom so as to permit a wearers nostrils to remain exposed tofacilitate breathing.

Clamp means 8 is imbedded within the body 6 at the upper or bridgeportion thereof with clamping jaws l0 and H straddling the nostrilportions l8 and with jaw manipulating portions l2 and I3 straddling theupper end of a cored portion 9 which runs the length of the bridge ofnose body 6. The said clamping jaws l0 and II are hinged together at Mso that by grasping the nose disguise 5 near the cored portion 9 bythumb and finger I? and exerting pressure upon the jaw manipulatingportions l2 and I3 of clamp 8 the nostril portions I8 are caused to beextended or flared as shown in Fig. 3, permitting the removablyattachable nose disguise 5 to be placed over a persons nose, designated[6, shown in Fig. 2. Releasing pressure upon jaw manipulating portionsl2 and I3 will allow the clamping jaws Ill and I I, together withnostril portions Hi, to friotionally clamp against the bridge I 5 aswell as the sides of the wearers nose l6, urged by the resiliency ofcored portion 9, as shown in phantom and dotted lines in Fig. 3. The jawmanipulating portions l2 and I3 are positioned contiguously to the coredportion 9.

One of the principal uses of my invention would be in connection withpenalty games such as "Old Maid, wherein the penalty would be to wear afalse nose. With my removably attachable nose disguise, the same nosecould be used by every member playing the game. Inasmuch as the nosedisguise 5 is worn on the human nose it must necessarily be larger insize and hence abnormal in appearance.

Other uses and advantages of my removably attachable nose disguise mightbe in connection with theatrical costumes, wherein it is necessary toquickly attach or remove a nose disguise which may be of special design.

Although I have herein described rather succinctly the nature and use ofmy invention so that persons skilled in the art will have no difiicultyapprising themselves of the teachings thereof and, inasmuch as thedisclosure is susceptible of various alterations, modifications, andimprovements, I hereby reserve the right to all modifications,alterations, and improvements falling within the scope and spirit of myinvention, as well as any modifications that are embraced suggestivelyin the accompanying drawings, and any that may come within the purviewof the foregoing descriptions; my invention to be limited only by theappended claims.

Having thus disclosed and revealed my invention, what I claim as new anddesire to secure by Letters Patent is;

1. Removably attach-able nose disguise means, comprising artificial nosedisguise body means of abnormal configuration made of resilient materialhaving a bridge portion and provided with a nose fitting cavityterminating in a nostril portion and adapted to fit a persons noseexposing the nostrils thereof, and articulate clamp means embedded inthe said body and straddling the bridge portion of the said nose fittingcavity near the upper portion thereof and said body means adapted to besecured to the bridge portion of the said persons nose.

2. Removably attachable nose disguise means, comprising artificial nosedisguise body means of abnormal configuration made of resilient materialhaving a bridge portion and provided with a nose fitting cavityterminating in a, nostril portion and adapted to fit a persons noseexposing the nostrils thereof, and articulate clamp means embedded inthe said body and straddling the bridge portion of the said nose fittingcavity near the upper portion thereof and. said body means adapted to besecured. to the bridge portion of thesaidpersonsnose, the saidartificial. nose disguise, body meansbeing further provided with. acored portion running inla longitudinal direction substantiallyparallelto the said'nose cavity and extendingfrom the inner endalmost to the tipthereof to maintain thesaid clamp means normally inclosedposition.

3. Removably attachable nose disguise means,

comprising artificial nose disguise body means of abnormal configurationmade of resilient material having a bridge portion and provided with anose fitting cavity terminating in a, nostril portion adapted to fit apersons nose exposing the nostrils thereof, and articulate clamp meansembedded in the body and straddling the said bridge portion of the saidnose fitting cavity near the upper portion thereof and said body meansadapted to be secured to the bridge portion of the said persons nose,the said artificial nose disguise body means being further provided witha cored portion running in a longitudinal direction substantiallyparallel to the said nose cavity and extending from the inner end almostto the tip thereof to maintain the said clamp means normally in closedposition, the said clamp means including a pair of crossed membersarticulately secured intermediate their ends forming a pair ofmanipulating portions about the said cored portion and a pair ofclamping portions within the said bridge portion.

ARTHUR H. VEERMAN.

Name Date Hafer Nov. 21, 1922 Number

